Tuesday 13 July 2010

5, 4, 3, 2, 1...Blast off!

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During the Fantastic Fifties Week at the Geffrye Museum I helped about 100 children make these fabulous rocket lamps. I can't take any credit for the concept, design or sourcing of materials for these; I just showed up and helped out with the stapling. I love the way they look all together, ready to blast off...


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Back at base (home), an earth-bound dolls' house game quickly evolved into an outer-space adventure. Members of the doll family had rocket packs (pieces of Lego) attached to their backs (with Sellotape) and were whizzed around the garden visiting various galaxies (the Swingball, bike shed and barbecue) but landed safely back on the dolls' house roof in time for bed.


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The dolls' house baby needed its own rocket so we stuck an empty toilet roll tube to a paper nose cone and cut a door in its side. An old baking powder tub lid was attached to make the floor and it was ready for take-off. I produced some shiny materials for finishing features - tissue and foil mainly - and Buddy did the rest.


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Buddy and Daisy love being astronauts so they were delighted to get the opportunity to make these super space helmets at a Geffrye Museum craft session.



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And finally, for a brilliant Buzz Lightyear look, we made spacesuit booster engines. Egg boxes make very natty rocket packs - just attach to children's backs with string or ribbon - but we used some wine packaging left over from a Christmas delivery. Gold Lametta was stuck on to make the booster engine flames - et voila; two happy 'astro-nuts' zoomed round our living room for 30 minutes (Buzz Lightyear dress-up optional).


We had lift-off!


1 comment:

  1. I know just what you mean. Those words we loathe to correct, the ones that make you melt, so sweet.

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